Liwei Chen is a physical chemist specialized in scanning probe microscopy with PhD from Harvard University. After returning to Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009, his research has focused on the fabrication and characterization of energy harvesting and storage devices. Liwei attended IAP Young Scientist Conference in conjunction with WEF's AMNC in Tianjing 2010, and Dalian 2011 (as a Young Scientists' Mentor). The AMNC has been extremely inspirational to reflect on creativity and leadership.